Music Capsule Review

Wiretap Scars (2002)

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Release Date: Aug 13, 2002; Lead Performance: Sparta

By Jon Caramanica

Three fourths of Sparta were once three fifths of 2000's hipster-rock upstarts At the Drive-In -- they're the guys without the floppy 'fros. They're also the guys without the meticulous emotional punch. Their debut vacillates between supersoft verses and garishly loud hooks, undermining their attempts at lyrical nuance. Though able musicians, they can't focus songs that don't have a center.

Posted Sep 06, 2002

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